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I found that Albreda is the female version of Albred. (Like a Michael and Michaela type of thing.) So doesn't that stand to reason that maybe Albred came first and therefore, Aubrey was the nn for Albred first? The instances I've found showing Aubrey coming from either of these names all just show it as a nn, not a name on its own.

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What I need to know is this--if it simply began as a nn--was it more of a nn that was a "boy's nickname name" that just happened to be used on girls or was it intended for girls? Example: Would it have been boyish to hear Aubrey for Albreda just as it is boyish to hear Ollie for Olivia? Or was Aubrey a nn name that was intended for girls as in Livy for Olivia? Albreda de Lisours was nicknamed Aubrey. Would that have been considered a boyish name for her to have been called? (Like Mickey would seem boyish today for a girl named Michaela)

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Thanks again from a very confused,
Melissa